Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Flash Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Aughton & Swallownest , and the 234th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flash Lane (S66 1TY) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% higher than the Aughton & Swallownest average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flash Lane (S66 1TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bawtry Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austen Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Flash Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coquet Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fielding Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fielding Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sexton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sexton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sexton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bawtry Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coquet Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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